arrowhunter
Well-known member
The original message is from the Texas
>> > Cattle Feeders Association.
>> > American cattle producers are very passionate about
>> > this. McDonald's claims
>> > that there is not enough beef in the USA to support
>> > their restaurants.
>> > Well,
>> > we know that is not so. Our opinion is they are
>> > looking to save money at
>> > our
>> > expense. The sad thing of it is that the people of
>> > the USA are the ones who
>> > made McDonald's successful in the first place, but
>> > we are not good enough
>> > to
>> > provide beef.
>> > We personally are no longer eating at
>> > McDonald's, which I am sure
>> > does
>> > not make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe
>> > there will be an
>> > impact
>> > felt. Please pass it on. Just to add a note, all
>> > Americans that sell cows
>> > at
>> > a livestock auction barn had to sign a paper stating
>> > that we do NOT EVER
>> > feed our cows any part of another cow. South
>> > Americans are not required to
>> > do this as of yet. McDonald's has announced that
>> > they are going to start
>> > importing much of their beef from South America. The
>> > problem is that South
>> > Americans aren't under the same regulations as
>> > American beef producers, and
>> > the regulations they have are loosely controlled.
>> >
>> > They can spray numerous pesticides on their
>> > pastures that have been
>> > banned here at home because of residues found in the
>> > beef. They can also
>> > use
>> > various hormones and growth regulators that we
>> > can't. The American public
>> > needs to be aware of this problem and that they may
>> > be putting themselves
>> > at
>> > risk from now on by eating at good old McDonald's.
>> >
>> > American ranchers raise the highest quality
> > >beef in the world and
> > >this
> > >is what Americans deserve to eat. Not beef from
> > >countries where quality is
>> > loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a
>> > boycott of McDonald's until
>> > they see the light.
>> >
>> > I'm sorry but everything is not always about
>> > the bottom line, and
>> > when
>> > it comes to jeopardizing my family's health! , that
>> > is where I draw the
>> > line.
>> > Cattle Feeders Association.
>> > American cattle producers are very passionate about
>> > this. McDonald's claims
>> > that there is not enough beef in the USA to support
>> > their restaurants.
>> > Well,
>> > we know that is not so. Our opinion is they are
>> > looking to save money at
>> > our
>> > expense. The sad thing of it is that the people of
>> > the USA are the ones who
>> > made McDonald's successful in the first place, but
>> > we are not good enough
>> > to
>> > provide beef.
>> > We personally are no longer eating at
>> > McDonald's, which I am sure
>> > does
>> > not make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe
>> > there will be an
>> > impact
>> > felt. Please pass it on. Just to add a note, all
>> > Americans that sell cows
>> > at
>> > a livestock auction barn had to sign a paper stating
>> > that we do NOT EVER
>> > feed our cows any part of another cow. South
>> > Americans are not required to
>> > do this as of yet. McDonald's has announced that
>> > they are going to start
>> > importing much of their beef from South America. The
>> > problem is that South
>> > Americans aren't under the same regulations as
>> > American beef producers, and
>> > the regulations they have are loosely controlled.
>> >
>> > They can spray numerous pesticides on their
>> > pastures that have been
>> > banned here at home because of residues found in the
>> > beef. They can also
>> > use
>> > various hormones and growth regulators that we
>> > can't. The American public
>> > needs to be aware of this problem and that they may
>> > be putting themselves
>> > at
>> > risk from now on by eating at good old McDonald's.
>> >
>> > American ranchers raise the highest quality
> > >beef in the world and
> > >this
> > >is what Americans deserve to eat. Not beef from
> > >countries where quality is
>> > loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a
>> > boycott of McDonald's until
>> > they see the light.
>> >
>> > I'm sorry but everything is not always about
>> > the bottom line, and
>> > when
>> > it comes to jeopardizing my family's health! , that
>> > is where I draw the
>> > line.